North Carolina St. (24-8) will play Elon (25-7) this Friday, March 16th. North Carolina State is a -8 favorite in this game. The total number of points scored for the over/under is listed at 124.5. The moneyline for the North Carolina State is -420, compared to 320 for the Elon. The game is set to tip-off at 2:30pm ET and the game will be playing live on ESPN2, streaming available on FuboTV (Free Trial).
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Full Regional Predictions:
Albany Region: Can Anyone Beat UConn?
Lexington Region: Cardinal over Cardinals?
Kansas City Region: Hail State All the Way?
Spokane Region: Another 1 Seed Goes Down
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Last Game's Starting Lineups
These were the starting lineups from each team's last game.
| North Carolina State | Elon |
|---|---|
| Aislinn Konig (G) | Shay Burnett (G) |
| Kaila Ealey (G) | Lexi Mercer (G) |
| Kiara Leslie (G) | Saadia Munford (G) |
| Chelsea Nelson (F) | Meme Garner (F) |
| Akela Maize (C) | Malaya Johnson (C) |
NC State Game Summary
North Carolina State lost their last game against Louisville on Saturday, March 3rd, 64-59. Louisville's Sam Fuehring scored a team-high 15 points in the win, hitting 6 of 12 shots from the field for a 50% field goal percentage. In 36 minutes, she collected 15 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block with 1 turnover. Chelsea Nelson led North Carolina State's team in scoring with 20 points, while shooting 53.8% from the field (making 7 of 13 attempts). In 32 minutes, Nelson added 20 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 three with 5 turnovers.
Elon Game Summary
Elon won their last game against Drexel, 57-45 on Saturday, March 10th. Elon's Malaya Johnson scored a team-high 14 points in the win, hitting 7 of 10 shots from the field for a 70% field goal percentage. In 27 minutes, she collected 14 points and 5 rebounds with 5 turnovers. Hannah Nihill led Drexel's team in scoring with 14 points, while shooting 33.3% from the field (making 3 of 9 attempts). In 30 minutes, Nihill added 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 5 steals and 2 threes with 4 turnovers.
Prediction
Elon: 66
NC State: 65
Season Averages
- 3267.543.1–29.013.74.36.614.940.131.365.7
- GPPPGREBOREBDREBASTBLKSTLTOPGFGP3PTPFTP
- 3273.542.7–29.016.14.410.117.744.331.268.4
